Supreme Court Won’t Hear Suit Over Use Of Wrestler’s Likeness In Video Game

Mealey's (June 21, 2021, 1:33 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former professional wrestler’s petition for certiorari over publicity rights under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was denied in the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 21 order list, letting stand a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals judgment in favor of Microsoft Corp. and Epic Games Inc., that any use of the wrestler’s image in a popular video game was transformative and did not infringe his rights....